Caledonian Forest

The Caledonian Forest is a type of woodland that once covered vast areas of Scotland. Today, parts of the original forest survive, covering 180 square kilometres (44,000 acres) in 84 places.[1] The forests are home to a wide variety of wildlife, much of which is not found elsewhere in the British Isles.

The forest takes its name from the Romans, who called ScotlandCaledonia, from the early Celtic word '*caleto-' meaning 'hard, strong'. The name was used by a local tribe or tribal confederation of native Picts or Britons called the Caledonii.

Today less than 1% of the original native pinewood forest survives, in isolated remnants.